Sun, 18 May 2003, 12:45 PM Pro Stock Bike Round 1 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Bike at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 34th annual K&N Filters SuperNationals presented by Pep Boys:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  714 Sean Conner                             8 Mike Berry
E1   ****WINNER****  0.041  7.139 187.03                    -0.027  7.107 188.10
 Qualified:             #8  7.131 185.46                        #9  7.135 186.28

12:31 PM - Current weather conditions: 58 degrees, 39 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.17 inches, with a track temperature of 77 degrees.

Berry had a quick run but it didn't matter because he left too soon and lit the red light.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  777 Karen Stoffer                           7 Reggie Showers
E1                   0.009  7.149 188.28     ****WINNER****  0.030  7.128 188.78
 Qualified:             #7  7.128 189.28                       #10  7.142 188.41

Stoffer had the better light and Showers drifted out of the groove at mid track. But he managed to stay with this run and pulled out his career best run for the win. Reggie Showers' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.017), 330 ft(-0.003), 660ft(-0.003), 1,000ft(-0.002). MOV: 0.0003 seconds (approximately 1 inches).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Angelle Savoie                          2 Craig Treble
E1                   0.080  7.124 187.31     ****WINNER****  0.021  7.071 188.20
 Qualified:             #6  7.127 186.98                       #11  7.144 186.38

Treble had his career best and he used it to take out Savoie. This is the second straight race that Savoie has lost in the first round. Craig Treble's incremental margins: 60ft(0.086), 330 ft(0.099), 660ft(0.109), 1,000ft(0.107). MOV: 0.1125 seconds (approximately 31 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Antron Brown                          412 Michael Phillips
E1   ****WINNER****  0.021  7.073 185.89                     0.000  9.357  92.72
 Qualified:             #4  7.101 183.27                       #13  7.173 184.27

Phillips had a perfect light but his bike broke at mid track. In the left lane, Brown had his career best run to take the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   51 Fred Collis                           405 Blaine Hale
E1                  -0.012  7.230 183.69     ****WINNER****  0.039  7.197 186.43
 Qualified:             #2  7.059 187.89                       #15  7.194 185.64

Collis left to soon and fouled out of this race. Hale won the race but gave up lane choice to Reggie Showers in the second round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Steve Johnson                         485 GT Tonglet
E1   ****WINNER****  0.021  7.173 185.69                     0.075 10.488  81.61
 Qualified:            #12  7.172 186.41                        #5  7.113 187.55

Johnson had the better start and Tonglet shut it down at mid track. Johnson gave up lane choice to Antron Brown in round two.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  204 Matthew Smith                           6 Geno Scali
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.004  7.115 189.12
 Qualified:            #14  7.175 183.52                        #3  7.077 191.00

Smith did not show because he broke his foot when he hit the wall during qualifying yesterday afternoon. Scali gave up lane choice to Craig Treble in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Shawn Gann                            505 Chris Reuter
E1   ****WINNER****  0.055  7.070 190.08                    -0.028  7.229 186.23
 Qualified:             #1  7.051   NS                         #16  7.207 190.73

Reuter fouled out and gave Gann the win. Gann's 7.070 ET gives him lane choice over Sean Conner in the second round.

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